Organizational and legal provision of ethical lobbying as a factor of sustainable development: international experience for Ukraine

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to to study positive foreign experience in the field of lobbying with the aim of adapting and implementing it into the relevant legislation of Ukraine. The research methodology is grounded on dialectical, logical, terminological analysis, comparative legal, systemic and structural, generalization methods. The obtained results indicated that the adoption of the Law “On Lobbying” was an important step on Ukraine’s path to the European integration. However, the newly adopted law is not without some shortcomings: flaws in terminology and scope; excessive regulation; weaknesses of subordinate legislation; functionality issues of the Transparency Register. In contrast, the history of lobbying in France and the USA is more than a decade old, which makes it very valuable for the improvement of the newly established institution in Ukraine. Since the process of implementing legal regulation of lobbying in Ukraine is in its initial stages, it is critically important to ensure preventive analysis of potential risks and elimination of systemic shortcomings at the early stages of its incorporation. In this context, a thorough study of international experience is a necessary condition for the formation of a rational national model of lobbying that will guarantee the transparency, coherence, and effectiveness of this institution.

Key words: lobbying, Law of Ukraine «On Lobbying», shortcomings, France, the USA, experience.